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This
is one of the hottest topics in e-government, and one of the best
ways that government can use information technology to serve its citizens.
By allowing citizens web access to information, governments can expect
to significantly reduce costs associated with customer service. Application
Link can provide web access solutions which allow citizens to
retrieve information anytime, at their convenience, without having
to travel to a
central office and wait in line. What if commonly used government
forms
and applications were available for download? If citizens could check
the status of payments online? If frequently asked questions were
posted online? If police accident reports or neighborhood crime statistics
were available on the department's website? If non-emergency reports
or inquiries could be made via an agency's website? Government agencies
could devote more human resources to administration and meeting their
primary objectives
and less to servicing individual requests for information. In addition,
the convenience and ease of web access to information would build
goodwill
and generate positive reactions from citizens. |
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